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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?
(a) She hires a seamstress.
(b) Her mother orders new clothes for her.
(c) From her sister's wardrobe.
(d) Aegisthus brings them to her.

2. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?
(a) Signal fires.
(b) Runners.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Pigeons.

3. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?
(a) Antelope and sheep.
(b) Wolves and roe deer.
(c) Chamois and jackals.
(d) Sheep and goats.

4. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. In Chapter 1, what did Clytemnestra want the old woman to weave poison into?
(a) Tunic.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Robe.
(d) Belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Mitros and Theodotus taken in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 4, who tells Orestes that his mother killed his father?

3. In Chapter 4, why does Clytemnestra say that Aegisthus eats with them?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?

5. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?

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